The unions embarked on a warning strike from Friday 29, July to Friday August 12, in protest against shortfall in salary payment and the ownership of Staff School.
Academic activities kicked off yesterday, August 15 as students resumed for the second semester of the 2015/2016 session.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, in an interview, thanked the intervention of parties, individuals, bodies and groups on the successful negotiations that saw to the end of the strike.
He assured workers and students he would always explore lawful means to better their welfare.
In his speech, he promised that the issue of staff school is being resolved through a committee comprising stakeholders.
He added that no worker of the school would be sacked.
Olayinka said: “For purpose of clarity, the two contentious issues at stake by the staff unions are/were the shortfall in payment of salaries and ownership of the Staff School.
“The Management of the University of Ibadan once again reiterates its understanding of the harsh realities of the sharply increasing costs of living and the mounting financial pressures on members of the university community as well as the challenge of under-payment of salaries which have further compounded the situation.
“The university management continues to look inwards at ways of resolving the financial challenges arising from the shortfall of the revenue allotted the university, which in itself was due largely to the quantum drop in the price of crude oil on the world market.”
He acknowledged the personal intervention of the university’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr. Umar Musa Mustapha, who had series of reconciliatory meetings with management and leadership of the three staff union
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